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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Nitin Gadkari says Road safety is a very serious issue and there should be zero tolerance for road accidents
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said Road safety is a very serious issue and there should be zero tolerance for road accidents. Speaking at a Press conference on Automobile Safety Ecosystem in India he said all efforts should be made to reduce road accidents by 50% by the year 2025. Shri Gadkari emphasized on requirement of 4 additional airbags and 3-point seat belt for improving safety provisions.
The Minister said a system is being proposed for star rating of the vehicle based on the standards and protocol, to improve upon the safety of the vehicle. He said this will enable the purchaser of the vehicle to take informed decisions.
Elaborating on other safety systems under implementation Shri Gadkari spoke about Electronic Stability Control, Advanced Emergency Braking Systems ,Transport of dangerous goods , ease of mobility for Divyangjan, Driver Drowsiness Attention Warning System  , Blind Spot Information System ,Advanced Driver Assisting system and Lane Departure Warning System . The Minister emphasized on importance of reducing sound pollution and use of Electric vehicles.
Shri Gadkari said the need of the hour is to create mass awareness for road safety measures by information dissemination through media and peoples participation.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Notifications on Vehicle Scrapping Policy
The Vehicle Scrapping Policy includes a system of incentives/dis-incentives for creation of an ecosystem to phase out older, unfit polluting vehicles. The policy is based on the criterion of fitness of the vehicle. In order to enforce provisions of the policy, rules have been issued/amended under the framework of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. The following final notifications have been issued and uploaded on the Ministry's website:-
- GSR Notification 653  dated 23.09.2021 provides the Motor Vehicles  Rules, 2021 for establishment of Registered Vehicles
Scrapping Facility . The notification has come into force with effect from 25th September, 2021.
- GSR Notification 652  dated 23.09.2021 provides for recognition, regulation and control of Automated Testing Stations. The notification has come into force with effect from 25th September, 2021.
- GSR Notification 714  dated 04.10.2021 provides for upward revision of registration fee, fitness testing fee and fitness certification fee of vehicles. The notification shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 2022.
- GSR Notification 720  dated 05.10.2021 provides for concession in the motor vehicle tax for the vehicle registered against submission of "Certificate of deposit". The notification shall come into force with effect from 1st April, 2022.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Commerce & Industry Minister to Launch GII on 24th July 2019
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal will launch the Global Innovation Index  on 24th July, 2019 in New Delhi. Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization, Mr. Francis Gurry, will also be present during the event.
The launch of GII will reveal the innovation rankings of economies and the findings for this year. It will be the 12th edition of GII with 129 countries under its observation. The GII measures how innovation friendly the environments of global economies are based on 80 detailed metrics.
The GII operates with a theme every year to track global innovation. This year’s theme is “Evaluating the Medical Innovation Scenario of the Next Decade”. It aims to highlight the role and dynamics of medical innovation in order to understand how it can form the future of healthcare and the potential impact this may have on economic growth.
The Global Innovation Index has been a charter for assessing the innovation capabilities of national economies worldwide. The initiative to understand how countries facilitate innovation was espoused by INSEAD and World Business in 2007. Since its genesis the GII has become a credible authority on providing insight into the multi-dimensional aspects of innovation-driven growth. The GII is a valuable benchmarking tool that can help in gauging as well as encouraging public-private dialogue and where policy-makers, entrepreneurial leaders and other stakeholders can assess innovation progress on an annual basis.
On the 24th July 2019 there will be two panel discussions on subjects like Asia: The future hub of Innovation. The second panel discussion will be on Creating Healthy Lives - The Future of Medical Innovation.
There will also be a special session on India’s R&D Expenditure Ecosystem which will be addressed by Mr. Carsten Fink, Chief Economist of World Intellectual Property Organization, B.N. Satpathy,Member of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister  and Prof. K VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of India.
Ratan P Watal, Principal Adviser, NITI Aayog and Member Secretary, PMEAC will release India’s R&D Expenditure Ecosystem report.
Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ramesh Abhishek, will deliver the special address during the launch of the Global Innovation Index 2019.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, will visit Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 29th-30th December 2018. The Prime Minister will arrive in Port Blair on the evening of 29th December.
On 30th December, the Prime Minister will visit the Tsunami Memorial at Car Nicobar. He will lay a wreath at the memorial, and light a candle at the Wall of Lost Souls. He will inaugurate the ITI at Arong, and lay the Foundation Stone for some infrastructure projects. He will address a public meeting.
Later in the day, the Prime Minister will lay a wreath at the Martyrs Column at Port Blair. He will visit the Cellular Jail in the city.
The Prime Minister will hoist the high mast flag at South Point, Port Blair. He will pay floral tributes at Statue of Netaji at Marina Park, Port Blair.
At Netaji Stadium, the Prime Minister will release a commemorative postal stamp, coin and first day cover to mark the 75th Anniversary of the hoisting of Tricolour on Indian soil by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. He will also release the Innovation and Start-Up Policy for A&N Islands. He will inaugurate a 7 MW Solar Power Plant, and Solar Village. He will also lay the Foundation Stone for a number of development projects. The Prime Minister will address the gathering.
Ministry of Finance
Recommendations on opening of migration window for tax payers till 31st August ,2018
The GST Council in its 28th meeting held here today has approvedthe proposal to open the migration window for taxpayers, who received provisional IDs but could not complete the migration process.
The taxpayers who filedPart A of FORM GST REG-26, but not Part B of the said FORM are requested to approach the jurisdictional Central Tax/State Tax nodal officerswith the necessary details on or before 31stAugust, 2018.
The nodal officer would then forward the details to GSTN for enabling migration of such taxpayers.
It has also been decided to waive the late fee payable for delayed filing of return in such cases.Such taxpayers are required to first file the returns on payment of late fees, and the waiver will be effected by way of reversal of the amount paid as late fees in the cash ledger under the tax head.
Taxpayers who intend to complete the migration process are requested to approach their jurisdictional Central Tax/State Tax nodal officers in this regard.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
P L Haranadh takes over as Chairman of Paradip Port Trust
Shri P.L. Haranadh took over the post of Chairman of Paradip Port Trust  today. An IRTS officer of 1994 batch, he has studied MSc & Ph.D. from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi. During his 27 years of service, he worked in Indian Railways for 22 years and 5 years in Ministry of Shipping. Shri Haranadh has emphasized on making PPT the No.1 major port in the country during his tenure. He solicited sincere cooperation from all the stakeholders like employees, Unions, Customers, Port users, Stevedores, Steamer Agent, Unions, Govt machinery, etc. for realising the mission. He stressed on prioritising completion of various upcoming projects at PPT, including the much ambitious Western Dock project at the earliest.
Shri Haranadh has worked as Sr. Divisional Operations Manager, Raipur Division and Chakradharpur Division. Dy. Chief Operations Manager of South Eastern Railway & South Central Railway and Chief Operations Manager , East Coast Railway. Before joining PPT, he was working as Chief Freight Transportation Manager of East Coast Railway. He has rich experience in rail transportation, especially in freight operations, business development and traffic planning.
In recognition of many meritorious works, he received National Award for outstanding management in 2002 and in 2005 from Ministry of Railways.
He also worked as Deputy Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port from 2015-2020. He was instrumental in developing innovative marketing solutions like total logistics solutions to customers to attract cargoes like coal, containers etc. During his tenure, he contributed to overall growth of Visakhapatnam Port and the Port scaled up to 3rd position among major Ports.
Ministry of Defence
Operationalization of Ayurveda Centers in 35 Cantonment Board Hospitals and 12 Military Hospitals of AFMS
In order to extend the benefits of Ayurveda to residents of Cantonments, including families of Armed Forces personnel and civilians, Ayurveda centres in 35 out of 37 Cantonment Board Hospitals and 12 Military Hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services have been made operational. This initiative would further popularize the traditional Indian Ayurveda system of medicines to a larger community.
Ministry of Defence and Ministry of AYUSH have worked in collaboration to make these Ayurveda Centers functional. In order to support this initiative, Ministry of AYUSH has provided Ayurveda Doctors to be deployed at these Ayurveda Centers.
As on date, Ayurveda centres have been made operational in 35 out of 37 Cantonment Board Hospitals and 12 Military Hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services. Remaining two Ayurveda Centers of Cantonment Boards at Shahjahanpur and Jabalpur are planned to be operationalized soon.
List of 37 Cantonment Board Hospitals
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LIST OF 12 MILITARY HOSPITALS OF AFMS
1. Army
 Base Hospital Delhi Cantt - Western Command
 CH  Chandimandir - Western Command
 CH  Lucknow - Central Command
 CH  Pune - Southern Command
 CH  Kolkata - Eastern Command
 MH Jabalpur - Central Command
 MH Jaipur - Sothern Western Command
 166 MH, Jammu - Northern Command
 151 BH, Guwahati - Eastern Command
2. Navy
 INHS Asvini, Mumbai
3. Air Force
 CH  Bangalore
 11 Air Force Hospital, Hindon
Earlier, Two MoUs were signed by the Ministry of Defence with Ministry of AYUSH, one for starting Ayurveda Centres at 37 Cantonment Hospitals and another for starting Ayurveda Centres at 12 Military Hospitals of Armed Forces Medical Services.
Department of Space
Higher budget allocation for Space technology
While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said that seventh dimension of our vision for the next decade aims at the Outer Skies. Our space programme – Gaganyaan, India becoming the launch-pad of satellites for the World and placing an Indian astronaut into space by 2022 reflect this dimension of our vision, the Minister said.
Given below is the budget allocation for some major schemes of Department of Space:

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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Something holds back women from supporting the next generation: Jhat Aayi Basant Director
Local Pahadi girl plays her own life story in “Jhat Aayi Basant”, a docu-fiction on patriarchy
‘Jhat Aayi Basant’  deals with two girls - Sonia and Anu, who come from two contrasting socio-cultural backgrounds. However, stories of both girls are about the pressures of patriarchy, in their own ways! The film explores how the dictates of a patriarchal society are being passed on by women, by mothers to daughters, knowingly or unknowingly. “There is something that holds back the previous generation of women from supporting the next generation”, comments the young film-maker Pramati Anand. She was addressing a media briefing organized at the 51st International Film Festival of India  today, January 21, 2021. The National School of Drama pass-out Director has concentrated the lens on how women internalise the dictums of society and come to terms with it. ‘Jhat Aayi Basant’ is her graduation film and is being screened in the Indian Panorama Non Feature section of the festival.
The film is a modern-day saga of young women who want to live life on their own terms and how these choices impact their relationship with their mothers. It probes into the hardships faced by the Pahari people who are dealing with changes in the climate at a direct level.
The film is shot in Kandbari, Himachal Pradesh and the role of Sonia is played by a local girl. “She plays herself in the role. I had written the script before I found her. But her experiences really resonated with what I had written”, said the Director Pramati Anand. "My interest in cinema is to get these voices to reach people and in getting these characters themselves to represent their own stories.”
The role of city-girl Anu has been played by a NSD pass-out actor and the mother Seema is also played by a professional actor. Rest of the cast are from Himachal Pradesh. “They opened their hearts and their homes and we shot there”. In certain sense, this film can be called a docu-fiction, said the Director.
The film relates environment to the lives of the protagonists. Thus the name ‘Jhat Aayi Basant’ . When spring unfolds early in life and also nature, it also brings about its own spoils. In the film it is shown that, due to the lack of rains, their wheat crops get infested with pests. “Environment is more powerful than the people. People are at the mercy of environment”, the Director says in this context. Moreover, it shows how the lives of Pahadi people are inextricably related to the environment and climate.
Pramati Anand is fond of travelling around in search of stories. The script was initially written on the basis of the story of a girl Sonia she met in Barot, Himachal Pradesh.
AYUSH
Union Ayush Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated PCIM&H ‘e-office’ and online portal
The online portal will promote the hassle free reach of pharmacopoeia monographs among the stakeholders across the world
Union Minister of Ayush and Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal visited Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy , Ghaziabad and inaugurated “e-Office portal of PCIM&H” and “Online portal”. Online portal is for selling the softcopies of pharmacopoeial monographs.
The Minister inspected the laboratories viz. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Microbiology, herbal garden and raw drug repository of ASU&H drugs.
Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy  under Ministry of Ayush is actively engaged in Standardization and Quality Control of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic  drugs and is publishing the standards in the form of Pharmacopoeias.
In his address Shi Sarbananda Sonowal mentioned that PCIM&H is doing remarkable work to maintain the quality of ASU&H drugs. He expressed his pleasure that PCIM&H is having the team of learned scientist and technical staff. He further mentioned that the Yoga has been accepted by all globally and practice of yoga is helpful to manage the lifestyle diseases and also help to prevent the diseases.
Dr. Kousthubha Upadhyaya, Adviser  Ministry of Ayush and Director, PCIM&H Dr. Raman Mohan Singh were also present during his visit of PCIM&H.
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal also inaugurated the “e-Office portal of PCIM&H” and the “online portal”. This online portal is for selling the softcopies of pharmacopoeial monographs”. The online portal will promote the hassle free reach of pharmacopoeia monographs among the stakeholders across the world.
Minister also released the Monthly Newsletters published by PCIM&H. Newsletter of PCIM&H showcases the activities of PCIM&H and is also a way to update the stakeholders about the new developments in the field of Quality Control and Standardization of ASAU&H drugs.
Prime Minister's Office
Telephone Conversation between PM and the Federal Chancellor of Germany
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with Her Excellency Dr. Angela Merkel, Federal Chancellor of Germany.
The two leaders discussed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the situation in their respective countries, and the importance of international collaboration for fighting the health crisis.
They shared views on the inadequate availability of medicines and medical equipment required during the pandemic, and agreed to explore avenues of cooperation in this regard.
The German Chancellor agreed with Prime Minister that the COVID-19 pandemic is an important turning point in modern history, and offers an opportunity to forge a new vision of globalisation focused on the shared interests of humanity as a whole.
Prime Minister informed Her Excellency the Chancellor about the recent Indian initiatives to disseminate simple yoga exercises and immunity-enhancing Ayurvedic remedies for people of the world. The Chancellor agreed that such practices could be very beneficial for enhancing psychological and physical health, especially under the present lockdown conditions.
Ministry of Finance
Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 23rd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 23rd Meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council  through video conference here today.
The meeting was also virtually attended by Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs; Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey, Finance Secretary; Shri Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology; Shri Debasish Panda, Secretary, Department of Financial Services; Shri Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary , Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Shri Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs; Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, Reserve Bank of India; Dr. Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian, Chief Economic Adviser; Shri Ajay Tyagi, Chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India; Shri Subhash Chandra Khuntia, Chairperson, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India; Shri Supratim Bandyopadhyay, Chairperson, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority; Dr. M.S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and Shri Injeti Srinivas, Chairman International Financial Services Centres Authority and other senior officers of the Government of India and Financial Sector Regulators.
The meeting reviewed the major macroeconomic developments and Financial Stability issues  with special reference to vulnerability related issues and noted that the policy measures taken by the Government of India and the financial sector regulatory authorities have ensured faster economic recovery in India as reflected in the reduced contraction of GDP in Q2 of 2020-21. The economy has gained momentum and the path to recovery will be faster than what was predicted earlier. The discussions were held on further measures which may be required to be taken to ensure consistent support of the financial sector for achieving faster real economic growth and achieving the overall macroeconomic targets, while continuing to maintain financial stability. The Council also discussed the budget proposals submitted by RBI and other Regulators.
It was noted that there is a need to keep a continuous vigil by the Government and all regulators on the financial conditions that could expose financial vulnerabilities in the medium and long-term.
The Council discussed the challenges involved in smooth transition of London Interbank Offer Rate  based contracts and noted that a multipronged strategy involving relevant stakeholder institutions and departments is required in this regard.
The Council also took note of the activities undertaken by the FSDC Sub-Committee chaired by the Governor of RBI and the action taken by members on FSDC decisions earlier.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan aims at facilitating development of multi-model connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones including ports and shipping centres
PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan  is a transformative approach for integrated and holistic planning across concerned Ministries/Departments to improve multimodal connectivity, logistics efficiency and to address critical infrastructure gaps for seamless movement of people and goods, with focus on minimising disruptions and ensuring timely completion of projects.
The NMP aims at facilitating development of multi-modal connectivity infrastructure to various economic zones including Ports and shipping sector. 101 number of projects in respect of Ports and Shipping have so far been identified under PM Gati Shakti initiative worth Rs. 60,872 Crores for implementation. Out of these, 13 projects worth Rs. 4,423 Crore have been completed. The statewise list of projects for Ports and shipping sector is annexed.
For enhanced capital expenditure by States for infrastructure development, the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure through part-II of the "Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment for 2022-23" has made an additional provision of Rs. 5000 crores for disbursement among the States as long term loans at a zero interest rate.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has undertaken various initiatives for ease of doing business. Incentives such as Model Concession Agreement, flexibility to concessioners, New tariff guidelines etc have been issued which allows improvement in port performance at Major Ports. However, Under PM Gati Shakti there is no envisaged structure related to additional incentives to any high performing port.
Annexure
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Andhra Pradesh
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Goa
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Gujarat
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Kerala
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Odisha
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Pudducherry
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This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.